India is mainly paying in roubles for Russian oil, but has started payments in the Chinese currency yuan, Russia’s deputy PM Alexander Novak said on Wednesday. “I am aware that such payments have started. I believe the percentage is small at present because payments are largely made in roubles,” Novak was quoted as saying by…
MUMBAI: Parisian luxury department store Galeries Lafayette is tapping India for growth, a market it said lacks luxury retail avenues for high spending consumers who shop for a spate of labels across pricey fashion houses and shopping stores abroad.The retailer’s flagship store in Paris’s Boulevard Haussmann is the second most-visited tourist spot in the French…
South Africa’s Simon Harmer & Kagiso Rabada shake hands with Pakistani players (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) Twice in just two days, Pakistani teams received handshakes and high fives from their opponents—something you don’t often see with a Pakistan team these days. First, the Indian men’s junior hockey team extended High Fives and handshakes to their Pakistan…
Dhanush’s ‘Idli Kadai’ is facing a tough time at the box office, pulling in just Rs 32 lakhs on its 15th day. After a promising debut, the film’s appeal has fizzled out, resulting in surprisingly low weekday attendance. Dhanush’s directorial ‘Idli Kadai’ is facing a steady decline in its box office performance for the past…
Actor Pankaj Dheer, whose impressive turn as the wronged prince Karna in the television epic, ‘Mahabharat’ (1988), embedded him in a generation’s memory, passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. He was 68. Dheer was suffering from cancer. “He had been in and out of hospital in the past months,” producer and friend Ashoke Pandit told…
New Delhi: India’s exports to the US fell nearly 12% to $5.5 billion in Sept, the first full month since 50% tariffs were imposed by US President Donald Trump on all shipments from Aug 27.But overall exports held steady, rising 6.7% to $36.4 billion in Sept, while imports jumped 16.7% to a record $68.53 billion…
Ishan Kishan (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Jharkhand captain Ishan Kishan played a commanding innings to rescue his team from a precarious position, scoring a statement century as the visitors reached 307 for six against Tamil Nadu on day one of the Ranji Trophy season on Wednesday. Kishan, who has lost his place in the…
The sudden demise of veteran actor Pankaj Dheer has left the entire film industry and millions of his admirers in deep shock. The actor, who was reportedly battling cancer, passed away in Mumbai on October 15, 2025. As the industry remembers his stellar contribution to cinema — from Mahabharat’s Karna to countless memorable film roles,…
New Delhi: Months ahead of the March 31, 2026 deadline to fully eliminate armed Naxalism from the country, the Centre declared that the total number of Left-wing extremism-hit districts have fallen to just 11 from 18 in March 2025 and 126 in 2013, with the “most-affected districts” also down to three from six in the…
Air India is negotiating with Airbus and Boeing to acquire up to 300 aircraft, including as many as 80 to 100 wide-body jets, as part of an accelerated expansion of its fleet under the Tata Group, Reuters reported citing sources familiar with the matter on Wednesday.The talks come on top of earlier discussions for around…
